Ceallach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Cellach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cəˈl̪ˠax/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcal̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcal̪ˠa(h)/

Proper noun

Ceallach m (genitive Ceallaigh)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Ceallach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Ceallach vocative a Ceallaigh genitive Ceallaigh dative Ceallach forms with the definite article singular nominative an Ceallach genitive an Ceallaigh dative leis an Ceallach don Ceallach

Derived terms

• Irish: Ó Ceallaigh
  • English: Kelly, Kelley, Kellogg

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ceallach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Ceallach	Cheallach	gCeallach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Ceallach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025